<p>So my friend was able to go to Cornell free for his undergrad. He gave me some numbers and emails of professors who i could approach and talk to for intetrnships or volunteer oppurtunities. The problem is i have no clue how to approach them, what to ask etc. Can i ask to do an internship and what will i be doing. I also cannot legally work because i’m ona visa so i can’t receive any salary or payment. Also does interning with a professor mean research work? </p>
<p>Im utterly confused any help is appreciated.</p>
<p>Tips to approach a proffessor:
- Approach diagonally in such a fashion that the person doesnt feel opressed. Dont corner him or her or approach face to face since it will make the other person defensive</p>
<p>2) Maintain a respectable distance and do not show fear. Proffessors can sense the fear in you and that will only make them want to swipe you to the ground.</p>
<p>3) Make sure you are clean, wear clean clothes, do not let your stomach or your backside make involuntary sounds. Facts show that certain proffessors have hearing ten to figteen times as strong as a human.</p>
<p>4) dont expose your teeth: they see it as a threat and may challengw you by snarling or giving curt shake of head.</p>
<p>5) never try to pat or touch a proff anywhere, a slight wrong movement cam be seen as a sign of threat and they may attack you for it.</p>
<p>6) once you have eatablished contact, dont back away. Proffessors hate it when students back away and may See it as a sign of weakness.</p>
<p>7) Lastly never ever ever… ****… In the classroom, home or clothes of the proffessors. They will see it as a sign of dominance from you and will crush tou for it.</p>
<p>I hope I have answered your question. I picked it up from a site on “how to approach an angry dog”. I think pretty much the same applies to profs.</p>
<p>Ciao</p>
<p>well actually i didn’t mean physically approach them. i kind of meant what do i ask them?</p>
<p>Well, there is no definite answer to your auestions since all proffessors follow a different approach. Some are student friendly and some just pick up their stuff and run after class. But I dont know about Cornell specifically but yes , many universites allow you to do reasearch and they even pay uou for it. And generally research is done under guidance of a proffessor or in a team.</p>
<p>so i can email him asking for a research position?</p>